George Edward RUSHBY MM

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Service Number:	2521
Enlisted:	26 May 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	South Fremantle, Western Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Beaconsfield State School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 July 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle Wesley Uniting Church Great War Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

26 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2521, Perth, Western Australia
18 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
18 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle
16 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder and neck)
26 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood, For valour and devotion to duty
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2521 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

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